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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
An opinion from a loooongtime fan, December 2, 2004
I remember how excited I was to get this cassette tape the day it was released. My boyfriend and I were going to a friend's house, and as Mark was a fan, too, we listened to it in his 69 Rally Sport Camaro. After it was over, he looked at me with his "what the h--l was that?" expression, while I sat, with a blissful look on my face. He wasn't a fan after that day. I was even more enraptured with Prince than ever. (I knew then that the relationship with my boyfriend was doomed.) Throughout the years, the cassette stayed in my collection. I loved loved loved Pop Life-- as AIDS was really making news in those days, the song held great significance then. Around the World In A Day and Paisley Park were favorite driving songs, ones that helped when I was sitting in stop n go traffic here in Houston. America was, and still is, a staple on my running tape, now CD.
And Raspberry Beret? I tired of its constant repetitiveness on the radio at the time, but as it introduced my DAD to Prince's music--before, he was blinded by the sexually suggestive posters on my wall, prejudiced by the news coverage and controversy regarding his stage show and lyrics, and deafened by the rantings and ravings of Tipper Gore and her PMRC to actually sit and give the music a listen--and now he is a fan as well. His 2nd favorite song by Prince? Cream!!
Anyway, ATWIAD opened my 19 year old mind and enabled me to be more flexible when it came to my favorite artists expanding their style. Now, I'll listen to a CD three or four times before actually passing judgement, and you know what? Rarely, if ever, have I discarded any CD since.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Way underrated..., September 7, 2003
This is one of Prince's very best...just as good as Purple Rain even if different. At the time it was released it disappointed the mainstream audience that didn't understand that Prince was much more than a mere hits maker. Still i don't understand why it didn't get more recognitions. But i think that nearly 2 decades later any true pop music lover would agree that this is a masterpiece.
Around the world in a day let you hear Prince at his warmest, happiest and you can feel the inspiration on each of the 9 tracks...Paisley Park is a psychedelic masterpiece, The ladder sounds like Purple Rain going gospel whereas the haunting condition of the heart stands as the album emotional peak. Even an apparent minor track like tambourine sounds refreshing and playful. There is not a weak momement on this album but just great music from start to finish.
Any Beatles fan should check this one out...
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Uncompromised, April 3, 2006
It's amazing that a musician as sonically adventurous as Prince would become one of the biggest pop stars in the world, but in the 1980's that's just what happened. And yet at the height of his popularity, Prince never seemed to try to cater to the masses. "Around the World in a Day", which followed the runaway success of "Purple Rain", is evidence of Prince's uncompromised vision. Easily the most experimental album of his career, Prince combines Beatles-like psychadelia (the title track), classical music ("Condition of the Heart"), political protest ("America"), standard Prince libido ("Tamborine") and good old-fashioned pop ("Raspberry Baret"). "ATWIAD" is second only to "Sign 'o the Times" as my personal favorite Prince album.
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